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Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program

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10/07/2015

Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the ... Elizabeth Alexander joins Ford as director of the foundation ’s Creativity and Free Expression program. Lauded ... love and loss. As the ...

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Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA

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10/26/2015

Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , to Participate in Facebook QA Want to know more about the Ford Foundation ’s new focus on inequality? Have questions about ...

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Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List

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01/08/2016

Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List The NDA ... all set to ease restrictions against the U.S.-based Ford Foundation and remove the international NGO from...

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Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming

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01/29/2016

Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming The William T. Grant Foundation has been selected as the 2016 Society for Research ... John Schulenberg, SRA President. “They have...

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Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings

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02/11/2016

Ford Foundation -Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly ... by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation , generated $100 million in loans and nearly $1 ... Filene received a grant...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

Ford Foundation "s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the ... Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs and mission-driven ... important, then we...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Advocates for Keeping Artists in New York City

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06/10/2016

Ford Foundation 's Darren Walker Advocates for Keeping Artists in ... experience," said Walker, who is now president of the Ford Foundation , one of the nation's largest grant making organizations...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

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09/12/2016

Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities ... has received a $1 million gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to...

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Mellon Foundation and NEH Recognize College Professor for Book on Israel

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11/29/2016

Mellon Foundation and NEH Recognize College Professor for Book on ... Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a “great humanities book,” deserving of ... researching the country, which...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues

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02/10/2017

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series continued on Feb. 8 ... development through epigenetic variation. Offered free...

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Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation

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02/15/2017

Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation Denis McDonough, the last White House chief of ... staff in the Obama administration, has joined the Markle Foundation . The organization is...

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Extends Scholarships for Women Exploring International Relations

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02/16/2017

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Extends Scholarships for Women Exploring International Relations The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women (JFEW) announced it is ... additional 2 class years, 2017-...

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Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

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03/24/2017

Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact In 1917, businessman John Andrus ... Like most wealthy philanthropists, he named his new foundation after himself — except he...

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Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports New Green Roof at New Jersey School

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04/21/2017

Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports New Green Roof at New Jersey School ... Green Roof officially opened on Tuesday, April 18 in time to celebrate Earth Day at their Upper School campus on Lloyd ... of sources...

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Matthew Nelson Joins New York Life Foundation as Corporate Vice President

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10/01/2012

... in the Corporate Responsibility Department. He reports to Christine Park, President of the New York Life Foundation . Nelson is responsible for New York Life’s ... DC, overseeing all programming for corporate...

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5 Questions for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2013

... Cronin talks with Kimberleigh Smith about the Rapoport Foundation ’s decision to spend down by 2015, what they’ve learned about the spend ... for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport ...

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Foundations Commit More Than $2-Billion to End Polio

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04/25/2013

... foundations joining Bill and Melinda Gates in a new push to eradicate polio. Michael Bloomberg, Ray Dalio, Carl Icahn, ... joining Bill and Melinda Gates in a new push to eradicate polio... Foundations Commit...

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Philanthropic Grantmaking for Disasters: Lessons learned at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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03/2012

Between 1989 and 2011, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded more than $21 million to support relief and recovery programs across the United ... for Disasters: Lessons learned at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation ...

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Citi Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Student Mentoring Initiatives

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06/02/2014

Citi Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Student Mentoring Initiatives The Citi Foundation has announced two grants totaling $2.1 million in support of initiatives designed to connect high-...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY

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02/11/2015

F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in ... region. But is there enough opportunity in the region to generate interest and investments from organizations outside of the region? The...

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